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of marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) and wild hellebore (Vera- 
frum viride) in the spring. This would greatly enhance the ap- 
pearance of the area. 
In the early spring a truckload of turf containing a great deal 
of the bird-foot violet (Viola pedata) was obtained from the Hemp- 
stead Plains, on Long Island. This has been placed in an area 
to the right of the pathway as one enters the Section and provides 
some idea at least of the vegetation of this natural prairie which 
is fast disappearing on Long Island, due to the encroachment of 
dwellings and aviation fields. 
The maintenance and building up of suitable soil in this area of 
two acres is a greater task than a single man can handle; the 
policy therefore of developing exhibits close to the main pathways 
and of leaving the rest of the area in a semi-wild condition has 
been fortunate. Since our present fences do not seem to offer a 
great deal of impediment to the entrance of boys, there has been 
a rather constant amount of vandalism in this area) which is 
somewhat remote from the other Sections of the Garden. During 
the Christmas season one of the best red spruces (Picea rubra) 
was cut down, presumably for a Christmas tree. 
HERBARIUM 
The lack of transportation, and war activities have reduced the 
amount of material which has come into the herbarium by both 
collection and purchase. There is still a great deal of material 
to be mounted and the deficiency in material received can prob- 
ably be counteracted in the opportunity for getting our material 
into a more useful state. 
HERBARIUM MATERIAL LOANED 
Sheets 
American Fern Society, Brooklyn, N.Y... 0.000000... 00 ccc cee ee 5 
Bartram, Mr. E. B., Bushkill, Pike Co., Pennsylvania. ...........0.... 2 
3rown, Prof. V. E., Taylor University, Upland, Indiana... ........... 32 
Constance, Dr. Lincoln, University of California, Berkeley, California... 4 
Core, Dr. E. L., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va........ I 
eam avine Ge Gea BlutitomslnGiana’s 2.232 ca. ae oa ee ee 4 
Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass... ......... 0.000 e ee cue tees 2 
Knable, Mr. J. P., 1], Camp Marienfeld, Chesham, New Hampshire... . 1 
